Edwin Coup (9 June 1861 – 2 July 1892), also known as Edwin Coupe, was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1885 and 1887.

Edwin Coup
Personal information
Full name
Edwin Coup
Born(1861-01-09)9 January 1861
Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Died2 July 1892(1892-07-02) (aged 31)
Mickleover, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885–1887Derbyshire
FC debut13 August 1885 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last FC15 August 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 195
Batting average 8.47
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 33
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 August 2011

Coup was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, the son of John Coupe a building contractor and his wife Martha. Coup trained as an architect [1] and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1885 season in August in a victory against Hampshire. He played eight matches in the 1886 season and achieved his best single-innings total of 33. He played occasionally in the 1887 season which was his last season for the club. Coup was a left-handed batsman and played 26 innings in 13 first-class matches with an average of 8.47 and a top score of 33.[2]

Coup died in Mickleover at the age of 31.

References

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  1. ^ British Census 1881
  2. ^ Edwin Coup at Cricket Archive